Horse-detacher



(No Model.)

W. W. PHILIPS.

HORSE DETAGHER.

No. 360,324. Patented Mar. 29, 1887,

EZ \Z 22 2755555 UNITED STATES PATENT Trice.

\VILLIAM IV. PHILIPS, OF RAIVHIDE, ALABAMA.

HORSE-DETACHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,324, dated March 29, 1887.

Application filed February 4, i887. Serial .\'n.2'26,6071=.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM W. PHILIPS, of Rawhide, in the county of Landerdale and State of Alabama,-have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Detachers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in horse-detachers; and it consists in the combination of the double-tree, a suitable casting secured thereto and which is made triangular at its top and U-shaped at its bottom, the bolt which is pivoted upon this casting and over which the ring of the single-tree is passed, a spring-rod; and a chain or wire connected thereto, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment for the double-tree, to which the single-tree is to be attached, and by means of which the driver can at any time release the single-tree of one or both of the horses, either while standing still or moving forward, in case of an accident or trouble of any kind.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device to which my invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

A represents the double-tree, and B the casting, which is rigidly secured to its end. This casting is made triangular at its upper part, where it projects above the top of the doubletree, and is made U-shaped at its lower part, where it passes around and-is rigidly fastened to the double-tree. Pivoted upon the front end of the lower part of the casting is the bolt 0, behind which, when in position, the ring D of the single-tree catches, and upon which bolt comes the whole draft of the animal at tached to the single-tree.

Secured to the casting or the double-tree at any point is a suitable spring, F, which bears against the front edge of the bolt 0 and holds it pressed upward. When this bolt is left free to move and the ring is drawn outward the bolt moves forward until the ring slips off (X0 model.)

ject of this spring is to keep the bolt always in an upright position ready to have the ring of the singletree applied thereto, instead of being allowed to drop downward, as would otherwise be the case. The upper end of the bolt extends upbetween the two triangular portions of the casting and a suitable distance above the upper edge of the double-tree, so as to engage with the spring-rod H, which is se cured upon the top of the double-tree. This rod H is made of steel or any other suitable material, and is secured at its inner end to the top of the double-tree, and has its outer end to pass outward through the triangular portion of the casting. Upon this outer end are placed, preferably, three friction-rollers, I J, which enable the driver to operate the springrod at any time, no matter how great the draft upon the bolt may be. Two of these rollers, I, bear against the inner side of the triangular portion of the casting, while the third roller, J, bears against the front of the bolt 0. Connected to the outer end of the spring-rod is an operating wire or chain, 0, and which extends up in front of the end of the wagon, and by means of which the driver can at any time draw the outer free end of the spring-rod upward, and thus release the bolt 0, which is hearing against the roller J, placed thereon. \Vhen the outer end of this spring-rod is drawn upward above the top of the bolt the draft of the singletree upon the bolt causes it to move forward, and thus allow the ring to slip from its top and release the horse from the double tree.

By means of the construction here shown the driver can detach one or both of the horses from the doubletree at any moment, whether the horses are moving forward or standing still. By means of this construction, if at any time the horses should run away, or there should be an accident of any kind, the driver can instantly free the horses from the vehicle, and thus prevent all danger to life, limb, and property.

Having thus described my invention, I clai1n the spring'rod, substantiaily as shown and described. 10

The combination of the double-tree, the casting B, applied theretoand made triangular at its upper part and U shaped at its lower I In testimony whereof I affix my signature in part, the pivoted bolt 0, the spring-rod which has its upper end to pass through the triangular portion of the casting and to catch against the front edge of the bolt, and the operating wire or chain connected to the outer end of presence of two Witnesses.

XVILLIAM WV. PHILIPS.

Witnesses:

ANDREW J. FAIREs, LAURA J. BEVIs. 

